A visit to the Prickett Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Prickett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prickett Cemetery:
39.5156, -80.0965
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prickett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prickett Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies just to the southwest of the Prickett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prickett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Prickett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prickett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meadowdale Wesleyan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Fairmont City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ministers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ministers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ministers Cemetery
- Hawkinberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hawkinberry Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinberry Cemetery
- Barrackville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barrackville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville Cemetery
- Snoderly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Snoderly Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoderly Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817856 <5>
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Barb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barb Cemetery
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayhurst Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayhurst Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Arnettsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Arnettsville Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville Cemetery
- Hoodsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoodsville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Bunners Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Prickett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prickett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Rivesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Barrackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Fairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Smithtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Garden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Arnettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hoodsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Samaria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grant Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Katy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Katy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Monongah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hagans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagans
- Whitehall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Hammond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Neel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Eldora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Laurel Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Prickett Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prickett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Prickett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marion County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Prickett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545266 (Prickett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545266 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Marion
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rivesville
- Location given for Prickett Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5156397 Lon: -80.0964636
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prickett Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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